Democrat Quotes - Page 22

• There's a big conservative press unabashedly and for the Democrats and even people to the left of the Democratic party, there's almost virtually no outlets that you can compare with the vast array of conservative press that's out there.

  William J. Clinton

  Party, Liberal Media, People

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• I was never a Republican, because those gentlemen, distinguished as they are, have only one real interest, and that is the making of special laws in order to protect their fortunes. I also know they have no compassion for the masses of the people in this country who are without money and who are, many of them, without food or houses. I have always thought that only as a Democrat, reflecting Jefferson and Jackson, could justice ever be done the people because, at this moment in history, ours is the only party which is even faintly responsive to the force of ideas.

  Samuel J. Tilden

  Country, Real, Party

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• JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

  Kitty Kelley

  Believe, Bishops, Republican

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• So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

  Tony Campolo

  Jobs, Party, Commitment

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• My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all.

  Nancy Reagan

  Mother, Southern

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• When the Republicans controlled the House from 1994 -2006, Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Henry Waxman Charlie Rangel, John Conyers and Rahm Emanuel weren't saying we need to move right to win. They stuck to their philosophy. And they fought against Reagan and they fought against the Bushes. And eventually they did win.

  Ed Rollins

  Philosophy, Moving, Winning

  "Commentary: Stop throwing dirt on GOP 'grave'" by Ed Rollins, www.cnn.com. May 14, 2009.

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• The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other.

  James F. Cooper

  Principles, Visionaries, Way

  "The American Democrat: Or, Hints on the Social and Civic Relations of the United States of America". Book by James F. Cooper, 1838.

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• There's a lot of Democrats, myself included, who have supported right-to-life.

  Joe Manchin

  Right To Life

  "W.Va. Gov. In No Rush To End Race". Interview with Brian Goldsmith, www.cbsnews.com. May 9, 2008.

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• I am perfectly happy to compromise whether it's with Democrats or anybody else, as long as we're reducing the size of government.

  Ted Cruz

  Government, Long, Size

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• After the Democrats shoved the 2700 pages of ObamaCare down our throats - and we did find out how expensive, controlling, and coercive the legislation was - a majority of Americans wanted the Supreme Court to toss it aside as unconstitutional.

  Bob Beauprez

  Obamacare, Majority, Pages

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• Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

  Howard Berman

  Wmd, Mass Destruction, Iran

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• Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush.

  James Bovard

  Party, Rights, Air

  Interview with Aaron Zelman, jpfo.org.

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• The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.

  Jan Brewer

  Complaining

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• I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.

  Kathy Bates

  Party, Heart, Conservative

  "Piers Morgan Tonight", transcripts.cnn.com. October 21, 2011.

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• It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right about Vietnam.

  Paul Begala

  People, Vietnam, Seems

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• Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.

  Judy Chu

  Fighting, Cutting, Fire

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• I had this notion that I could convince people who were skeptical of national Democrats to vote for me because I could bring home the bacon, or because I could find some personal pitch to them.

  Brad Carson

  Home, People, Vote

  "Central Casting" by Jeffrey Goldberg, www.newyorker.com. May 29, 2006.

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• I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who understands that we must come together behind the one man who can lead the way forward in these challenging times: my president, our president, Barack Obama!

  Charlie Crist

  Optimistic, Men, Way Forward

  Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican (2014). “The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”, p.8, Penguin

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• I grew up in Queens, in New York City, in a middle class Jewish family. My mother was a public school teacher, my father was a lawyer. They were Democrats - kind of middle-of-the-road democrats.

  Elliott Abrams

  Mother, Teacher, Queens

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• Hawaiians want change, and if the Democrats don't offer change, Hawaiians are going to vote for the Republican who offers change.

  Ed Case

  Want, Vote, Republican

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• One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Choices, Nuclear, Honey

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• We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Dumb, Republican, Wells

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• We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  May, Firsts, Republican

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2009.

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• We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get anything done.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Done, Common, Being Me

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• I have consistently made it very clear that I will vote a straight Democratic ticket, just like I do every election. From the local Constable to the President, I will be voting for every Democrat on the ballot.

  Henry Cuellar

  Voting, President, Tickets

  "Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to vote Obama" by Marin Cogan, www.politico.com. November 18, 2011.

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